Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1278 Sea

The location where Gu Xun is now is a lookout on the coast, only one step away from the sea water, and the height difference is less than half a leg. It is a place where the bigger waves can make people wet.

Speaking of which, Gu Xun actually didn't see much of the sea view, only a few times in three lifetimes combined.

The boundless azure sparkling water shines into the eyes, and the feeling of comfort it brings is truly indescribable.

The salty sea breeze, the scenery where the sea meets the sky, and the seemingly endless sound of waves are really a bit fresh for Gu Xun.

However, he did not have the awe and shock of the vast ocean that ordinary people would have - no one who has the ability to face the storm on the sea will be less afraid of the ocean.

Of course, today Gu Xun is standing here watching the sea and listening to the waves not to relax and enjoy the scenery, but to see the sea, literally.

He was facing due east at this time, which was also the direction where the mirage was going when it set sail, and where the so-called overseas fairy mountains were located.

He had never been to the coast of the East China Sea very often before, and the few times he came and went in a hurry, Gu Xun had always ignored the sea itself, intentionally or unintentionally.

The mirage went out to the sea, the First Emperor patrolled the east, and many things were inseparable from the sea.

Although the sea is an objective natural environment and should have nothing to do with human affairs, this world is not that scientific.

After seeing the weapon made by God, the God of War, Gu Xun has always had reservations about the existence of overseas fairy mountains. It can even be said that he believes in its existence to a certain extent.

But what exactly this overseas fairy mountain looks like is a complete mystery.

Among the literature, only the "Book of Mountains and Seas·Hainei Bei Jing" mentions this sentence: Penglai Mountain is in the sea.

The rest are only mentioned in some unsystematic legends of spirits and monsters.

Some only talk about Penglai, while others say there are three immortal mountains, Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou.

However, no matter where the legend comes from, when it comes to the location of the overseas fairy mountains, it is said to be located outside the East China Sea.

This is normal. Liaodong in the north has a long and bitter cold road and few people go there. Lingnan in the south is a place where people eat people without spitting out their bones. I don’t know much about the Haizhong Plain on either side, and I won’t make stories about it.

Gu Xun has checked a lot of information in the past, but he has never tried to actually go to the coast of the East China Sea to search for it personally, whether it was in a period when he didn't believe much or a period when he believed more.

Liusha clearly has the largest maritime fleet under his command, but he has always ignored this sea.

This is very abnormal!
  It wasn't until recently that Gu Xun noticed this abnormality.

So today he stood here, intending to take a closer look at the sea. If there was nothing else to disturb him, he also planned to go deep overseas and visit it himself.

After all, he is a man who can fly. He dare not say that it is too far away. It is not a problem to explore hundreds or even thousands of miles.

As for today's sea view, the result was really beyond Gu Xun's expectations.

At this time, a light footsteps sounded behind Gu Xun, but it was Mo Crow coming.

The sound of footsteps was deliberately exposed by him to remind Gu Xun that maybe the boss didn't need it, but he couldn't live without it.

Gu Xun temporarily suppressed his thoughts and turned to look at him, "What, what's the new news?"

Mo Ya clasped his hands and saluted, "I see you sir."

"Incoming news from Xianyang, the emperor ordered the Taishi to make sacrifices to the sky for divination."

"Hmm... what aspect of divination?" Gu Xun was not surprised by this and continued to ask.

“Great Qin’s National Destiny!”

This still did not exceed Gu Xun's expectations.

However, when he really heard that Ying Zheng decided to ask for divination, he couldn't help but sigh:
  "It's such a pity that you sit down at the front table in the middle of the night and don't ask about the common people or the ghosts and gods."

Mo Crow couldn't fully understand this later poem, but the meaning of the second half of the sentence was relatively straightforward.

His boss was obviously dissatisfied with the emperor's divination question.

He didn't understand, but didn't dare to say anything. In fact, in this era, it should even be said that throughout the feudal dynasty, it was very common to perform divination by offering sacrifices to the sky.

The major affairs of the country include military service and sacrifice, and divination is also considered a part of sacrifice. Otherwise, the order of divination would not be under Feng Chang.

But divination is possible, but don’t really believe it!
  It is the most terrible thing for an emperor to believe in ghosts and gods.

How did the Four Hundred and Eighty Temple of the Southern Dynasties come about? It’s not what those emperors who worshiped Buddhism were used to!

Later, the Zhao family was very clever and wanted to use methods to defeat the enemy.

And Ying Zheng has been obsessed with immortality for so many years, and he has long been unknowingly addicted to the theory of ghosts and gods.

When watching the anime, I just felt that Ying Zheng was domineering and confident. The divination result mentioned the word "Hu", so he wanted to take drastic action against the wolf clan.

But when everything came into reality, Gu Xuncai discovered early that it was actually because Ying Zheng believed too much in the theory of gods and ghosts.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with attacking the wolves, but the empire's military strength is really tight, but it can still be managed.

But once you start asking ghosts and gods, you can't tell what will happen in the future.

However, Gu Xun could only sigh with emotion here, and he couldn't persuade... he couldn't persuade him.

He may be a protagonist, but he really doesn't have the ability to make people bow to him with just a few words, let alone coax the majestic First Emperor to obey him.

After all, the emperor's will cannot be questioned by others.

"Forget it, it's okay if you know this." Gu Xun waved his hand in disinterest, "By the way, when will the sacrificial ceremony be held?"

"There is no definite news on this, but I think it will take a while."

Taibu ordered a divination ceremony to be carried out unlike later generations of Tianqiao fortune tellers, who could come and tell you at any time. Even if it was an order from the emperor, you had to first choose a day and time, determine the appropriate time, and then make corresponding preparations - —Not only the sacrifices and the like, but also the preparations made by the diviner himself, such as bathing and burning incense.

All in all, it's quite troublesome.

Gu Xun had participated in Qin's heaven-sacrifice and ancestor-sacrifice activities in recent years, and he understood the troubles involved. He was not surprised and nodded calmly.

Then, instead of mentioning anything else, he asked an irrelevant question, "Mo Crow, what do you think of the sea?"

"?" Mo Ya raised his eyebrows, confused and at a loss.

How is the sea?
  How about Haineng?
  Just...it's all water!

Of course, Mo Ya didn't dare to talk to his boss like this, so he could only lower his head and smile bitterly, "I'm stupid, sir, what do you mean by asking this?"

"It doesn't mean anything, don't think too much about it." Gu Xun smiled and shook his head, "I'm just asking you, do you think this vast East China Sea is normal?"

Behind Gu Xun, Mo Ya couldn't help but cast a strange glance at his boss.

Is the sea normal?

I think what you should be concerned about now is whether you are normal...

Mo Ya was confused by what he said and could only answer bravely, "I think...it's quite normal!"

"Take a closer look." Gu Xun demanded with some reluctance.

Mo Ya had no choice but to look at the sea seriously.

The weather was calm, I didn’t see anything strange, and there were no sea monsters to scare the children!

"Subordinate, take a closer look...it's also normal!"

"...Oh, so be it."

Gu Xun's tone seemed a little disappointed, but there was no hint of displeasure in it, which made Mo Ya eliminate the anxiety in his heart.

(End of this chapter)